Who is SJO TRAINING

As a kid, my biggest dream was to become a professional basketball player. Gave my self the circumstances to attend my hometown Luleås nation wide basketball gymnasium. After three years of practicing and balling I moved to Oslo for work but unfortunately that's where I also lost footing with training. 

In my mid twenty's I met my wife - fast forward a couple of years and there we were with three kids a house and everything that comes with that package. Late 2019, in october, I decided to test my abilities in running - heading out for a 10 kilometer jogg. I felt like a struggling stone finishing in 64 minutes. There and then I made I up my mind to start running more frequently, with a goal to cut 30 minutes off of from my current 10k time to running a sub 35 minute 10k. 

Here I stand now, early 2025, with a current PB of 35.39 and, what I think, is my biggest accomplishment; experience and knowledge. My journey has put me to challenges regarding plenty of factors: how do I squeeze in 80-100 kilometers a week in a schedule that includes full time work, three kids that all have their own practices, motivating and keeping my self disciplined to put in the work even tho it's sub 25 celsius outside, etc. 

Having ran a couple of marathons, twice in Stockholm and Åre fjällmaraton, in addition to participating in Hyrox events, I have great insights to what you need and how to tailor a good training block prior to race day or to pick up running and implementing it in to your everyday life. 

With all this experience in my back pocket, I feel more than ready to use my knowledge to help others get going with their running and training. That's why I'm now starting SJO TRAINING - Simon Jonasson Optimized training.

Feel free to call me "SCHJOO" which pays hommage to the most frequently used word in Norrbotten - TCHJOO meaning "Yes, let's go"

SJO!!

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